Lonely are the Brave (1962)

★ 7.4/10 107 min Drama, Western United States English

Director: David Miller

Novel: Edward Abbey
Screenplay by: Dalton Trumbo

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Life can never cage a man like this!

Description

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

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Top Cast

Kirk Douglas John W. "Jack" Burns

Gena Rowlands Jerry Bondi

Walter Matthau Sheriff Morey Johnson

Michael Kane Paul Bondi

Carroll O'Connor Hinton

William Schallert Harry

George Kennedy Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez

Karl Swenson Rev. Hoskins

Lonely are the Brave Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

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